HIV positive man, friend jailed for 4 years in robbery case

An HIV positive man and his friend have been sentenced to four years in jail for injuring and robbing a person of Rs 1,800 and two mobiles with a Delhi court observing that such incidents were increasing in the society day-by-day.
Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar awarded the jail term to 27-year-old Parveen, who is suffering from HIV, and 26-year-old Mohammed Mujahid, both residents of Jawalapuri here.
"It is a known fact that offences of robbery are increasing in the society day-by-day. Robbers have no fear of law in their minds.
"Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and family position of the accused persons and their previous record, I sentence both convicts Parveen and Mohammed Mujahid for a period of four years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5000 each, for offence punishable under section 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) of the IPC," the judge said.

According to the police, the two accused and their associate, who was absconding, had robbed Rs 1,800 and two mobile phones from Surender on the night of February 26, 2010 and had also caused knife injuries on him when he resisted their act.
The complainant had told the police that the incident took place when he was returning after finishing his work at Narela on motorcycle. On reaching a CNG pump station in Rohini, he stopped his vehicle to ease, he had said.

When he was coming back towards his motorcycle, the three accused stopped him and asked him to handover his valuables to them, he had said, adding when he resisted, one of them caught hold of him while the other snatched his mobiles and wallet which also contained an ATM card and several documents.

The victim had said the accused stabbed him with a knife and also threatened him not to disclose the incident to anyone before fleeing the spot.
He then went to his friend's shop in an injured condition and was taken to a hospital.
Praveen had sought leniency, saying his wife had already died and he was an HIV patient and had to look after his aged mother and children. Mujahid had also submitted that he was the only bread earner in his family.